News / Ska explosion
SCOTTISH ska ensemble Bombskare returned to Shetland with two shows over the weekend, their first in Shetland since the Shetland Rocks 2004 festival, writes James Stewart.
The band performed first at a packed Lerwick Legion on Friday, then concluded the mini-tour at the Scalloway Hall on Saturday. Despite their seven year absence, the 10-piece “ska juggernaut” maintains a respectable following in the isles, as shown by the large turnouts for both gigs.
Bombskare regularly tour mainland Scotland throughout the year, while also playing at festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe. Shetland is often missed due to the impracticality and cost of taking such a large group up to the isles.
Despite having changed some members over the years, the band has retained its floor-filling upbeat sound. Launching into their set on Friday they played classics such as “I’m So Happy” and “Crime of the Century” – the latter dedicated to those involved in the “Occupy” protests around the world. After nearly two hours, the band closed their set with fan favourite ‘Beatriz’, to the joy of the exhausted revelers.
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